> Should they be allowed to imprison you if those that write laws believe in something without hard evidence and for which harm is likely unprovable? Should th

> Should they be allowed to imprison you if those that write laws believe in something without hard evidence and for which harm is likely unprovable? Should they? Maybe not - penalties that are disproportionate to provable harm seem unjust and opposed to personal liberty. Do they? Absolutely, because for certain things we've decided (rightly or wrongly) that we should lock people up. For example, a case of attempted murder can result in a life sentence, even if the attempted victim is provably very alive and physically unharmed.